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Originally Posted by Legbreaker
60mm may be the standard Company mortar for the US, but MANY countries throughout Nato and the world use the 81mm almost exclusively (60mm isn't even an option).
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The 60mm was used in the Light Infantry, Airborne Infantry and Air Assault Companies. Rest of the companies in the US Army that have been using 81mm and 120mm. At a time I think even Ranger Platoons had a 1 or two 60mm Mortar assigned to them too.
Yeah are quite correct that for the rest it seem the 81mm is the way to go. Even though I know there was time when the British fielded the 51mm and other versions of light mortars.
The thing is I think by 2000 as Artillery and even ammo for the various gernade launchers gets harder to find, one could see more and more of the lighters mortars to come back. The WOJO Mortars bombs were 60mm with optional attachment fins to allow them to be fire from 81 and 82mm mortars.